Nearly 2,000 years ago, the life and mission of Jesus Christ on Earth were drawing to a close. He had come to bring the message: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”
He had come to bear the sins of the world, and to shed His blood in payment that those who believe in Him and accept Him as Lord and Savior may have everlasting life.
The fulfillment of His mission is shown in the magnificent events commemorated in the Easter season, events recounted in the Holy Bible.
Betrayal
The 18th chapter of the Gospel of John tells how, in the darkness of night, Judas pointed out Jesus to officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, who opposed His teaching: